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024 7 _a10.1163/ej.9789004169548.i-258
_2DOI
035 _a(OCoLC)233697428
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050 4 _aK3240
_b.B678 2008
082 0 4 _a346.04/6912
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100 1 _aBourquain, Knut.
245 1 0 _aFreshwater access from a human rights perspective :
_ba challenge to international water and human rights law /
_cby Knut Bourquain.
264 1 _aBoston :
_bMartinus Nijhoff Publishers,
_c2008.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
440 0 _aInternational studies in human rights,
_x0924-4751 ;
_vv. 97
490 0 _aNijhoff eBook titles 2008
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [239]-253) and index.
505 0 0 _tPreliminary Material /
_rK. Bourquain --
_tChapter 1. Introduction /
_rK. Bourquain --
_tChapter 2. The Law On International Watercourses And Its Deficits In Providing Freshwater Access /
_rK. Bourquain --
_tChapter 3. Elements Of A Human Rights-Based Approach To Freshwater Access /
_rK. Bourquain --
_tChapter 4. The Human Rights-Based Approach To Freshwater Access Within Current International Human Rights Law /
_rK. Bourquain --
_tChapter 5. Improving A Human Rights-Based Approach To Freshwater Access /
_rK. Bourquain --
_tChapter 6. Conclusions /
_rK. Bourquain --
_tBibliography /
_rK. Bourquain --
_tIndex /
_rK. Bourquain.
506 1 _aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520 _aInsufficient access to a basic water supply is not an unavoidable consequence of water scarcity. In fact, arid countries possess enough resources to fulfil the basic water needs of their populations and there are people in water rich countries suffering from water stress, too. Thus, insufficient freshwater access mainly can be seen as a problem of allocation and mismanagement. This book comprehensively analyses the appropriateness of a human rights-based approach in safeguarding basic water supplies and determines its legal basis in international law. Arriving at the conclusion that international water law does not adequately consider individual water needs, the study identifies applicable human rights and examines the concrete standard of protection they provide. In view of the deficits of current international water and human rights law, the study discusses concepts deemed to strengthen a human rights-based approach to freshwater access by considering both their formal legal appropriateness as well as their suitability in legal reality.
650 0 _aFresh water
_xLaw and legislation.
650 0 _aHuman rights.
650 6 _aDroits de l'homme (Droit international)
650 6 _aEau douce
_xDroit.
776 0 _tFreshwater access from a human rights perspective
_z9789004169548 (hardback : alk. paper)
_z9004169547 (hardback : alk. paper)
830 0 _aInternational Studies in Human Rights
_v97.
830 0 _aHuman Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2008, ISBN: 9789004222908.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004169548.i-258
994 _aC0
_bNEIDC
999 _c42846
_d42846